Choose the best bottle pacifier for your baby |Parents.fr
Do not skimp on the choice of the bottle pacifier on your little one.The size of its perforation or its shape have an impact on its digestion and the comfort of the feeding.
Silicone, rubber: what pacifier for its bottle?
About 20 minutes, it is the ideal average time of a bottle feeding.In order for it to take place in the best conditions, it is essential to choose a bottle whose pacifier adapts to the age, taste and capacities of your toddler.A newborn baby fed with breast milk, a baby fed with classic infantile milk or another thickened milk, will have neither the same needs nor the same pacifier!Besides, it is preferable, so that it is compatible with your bottle, to choose it from the same brand.Then know that there are teats of different materials.Those in rubber, rather flexible, facilitate the passage of milk.Those in silicone, more rigid, help control the flow but require a greater effort to suckle.On the other hand, transparent, they are very practical for meticulous washing!
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3 speeds of bottles of bottles to suck up at its own pace
Patins are generally resolved on 3 suction speeds.From 0 to 6 months, we will opt for flows 1 to 2 which allow a slow flow to milk.From 6 to 18 months old, you can switch to speed number 3.To adjust the speed of the pacifier, it's very simple.Just place the digital benchmark (1,2, or 3) under the baby's nose, well orienting the bottle's position.Tip: When taking the bottle drags on and your child has impatience, you can go to the higher flow.
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The size of the bottle pacifier and its perforation
There are several sizes of teats, numbered from 1 to 4, depending on the age of your baby and the thickness of the milk.Size 1 for teats is suitable for newborns.From 1 month and a half to 2 months, you can turn to size 2 and so on, depending on your baby's sucking rate.The pacifier's perforation size is also to be taken into account.It is also she who regulates the flow of milk.Size S is thus recommended for babies fed with breast milk, size M, for powdered milk and size L for thickened milk formulas.
During breastfeeding withdrawal periods, it is recommended to turn to a microperforated pacifier with a wide rounded -based.This makes it possible to reproduce the natural flow of maternal breast.Practical, it allows a smooth transition for toddlers accustomed to maternal suction within.But this type of pacifier is also a good compromise for choosing a first bottle.Because the slower rate of feeding it imposes prevents the risk of regurgitation and bad digestion.
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The other criteria for choosing a "good" pacifier
But that's not all, also think about the shape of the pacifier.A symmetrical flat tip is more easily positioned in the mouth.Its flexibility allows the palace, the language and the lips to maintain permanent contact with the pacifier throughout the feeding.Last criterion of choice: Make sure your bottle is equipped with an anti-colic valve.It regulates air entry into the tip and thus avoids regurgitations and hiccups that can interfere with your baby.
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